Connecticut offering up voting lessons on video

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Not to anyone’s big surprise, e-voting is apparently not the most straightforward process in the world, but Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is going so far as to release a 90-second video clip that demonstrates how to correctly place a vote using a vanilla optical scan voting machine. Yep, this means you’ll be able to surf on over and download a 1.5-minute instructional video that will purportedly “lure young voters to the polls,” and while Bysiewicz did admit that those who could operate an iPod could likely figure out a voting machine, she’s hoping that “providing voting information through a familiar mechanism” will somehow encourage the younger sect to get their vote on. We know, all of this is worthless sans a vid, right? Never fear, it’s waiting to put you to sleep after the jump.